This report provides an update to In-Stat's annual 802.16e, mobile WiMAX, device forecast. Due to the rapidly changing nature of the market in terms of vendor and service provider support for the technology, In-Stat will start updating the forecast twice a year. Some changes since the last device forecast, published December of 2008, are:
-Alcatel-Lucent’s repositioning its WiMAX infrastructure as an “enhanced DSL” service versus a true mobile technology -Deployment schedule for India and the US -Increased momentum for LTE -Nokia cancelled production of its N810 WiMAX-embedded mobile Internet device (MID).
This report provides global 802.16e device forecasts (as well as the total device forecasts) for the following: -Consumer premises equipment -Laptop cards and USB modems -Embedded mobile PCs -MIDs and UMPCs -Handsets -Personal media players
